MASH (1972–1983): 20 Weird Facts That You Didn’t Know

Eleven years. That is how long MASH pretended to fight a war that only lasted three. A comedy about death and blood aired during family dinner time and became the most watched show in American history. The final episode drew 125 million viewers more than the Super Bowl. But behind the operating tables everything was warfare. Two actors quit and watched their careers die. One character was killed off so brutally the actor who played him learned about it from a reporter. The laugh track was added against everyone's wishes and the cast fought to remove it for eleven seasons. The set burned down twice destroying everything. And the show that was supposed to be about comedy became so dark that veterans with PTSD could not watch it. These are twenty facts about the MASH that prove the real battle happened off camera.before we dive into video please subscribe to our channel.